Objective To seek evidence based methods to treat bedsore of aged patients.
Methods We raised clinical questions according to the condition of an eighty-year old male patient, and then, with "bedsore" (treatment or prevention) as key words we searched evidences from Cochrane Library (2nd edition 2002), Medline (1996-2002.4), and Sumsearch.
Results We found 3 SR (systematic review) from Cochrane Library, 3 Meta-analyse and 38 RCT (randomized controlled trial) from medline, and 3 SR and 9 RCT from Sumsearch.
Conclusion 1 Various types of mattress are useful in prevention the bedsore. 2 There is still not enough evidences of electromagnetic therapy. 3 In state II bedsore, healing is faster in using collagen Dressing than using water-glue Dressing. 4 Local application of antibiotics and Phenytoin sodium can accelerate the growth of new granulation tissue. 5 Nutritional support is necessary for bedsore prevention and healing. According to these evidence, we make the best care plan for this patient. After our treatment, the wound healed 10 days later, and he doesn’t occur bedsore any more.
Citation： ZHANG Xuemei,XUE lan,GUO Juhong. Evidence-based care of an oldman’s bedsore. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2003, 03(1): 54-55. doi: Copy